Coiffure shield



NOV. 7, 1933. G.l D BURKE 1,934,404

COIFFURE SHIELD Filed April 17, 1933 Patented Nov. 7, 1933 STATES PATENT OFFICE COIFFURE SHIELD Gladys D. Burke, chicago, nl.

Application April 17, 1933. Serial No. 666,426

4 Claims.

small, tight-fitting hats or brets, and it is impossible to put on a head covering of that sort without tending to disturb the arrangement of the hair, especially if it be artificially waved or curled.

The primary object of the instant invention is to provide a device, formed from natural or synthetic material, which may be placed over the head before the head covering is donned, and may be removed without disarranging either the head covering or the hair.

A further object is to provide such a device which has means to facilitate removal of portions thereof at opposite sides of the head.

And a still further object is to provide such a device which is perforated, scored or otherwise weakened between its ends, so that it readily may be torn into parts to facilitate its removal from underneath the head covering.

The means by which the foregoing and other objects are accomplished by my present invention, and the manner of their accomplishment, readilyv may be understood from the following description on reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side view of a womans head, showing a preferred form of the coiffure shield in place upon the head,

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a form of the shield which is cut partially in two along the center line to facilitate tearing apart of the two end portions thereof.

Fig. 3 is a plan View of an alternate form of the shield, in which a neck portion is shown between the two major portions, the neck being perforated to facilitate separation of the parts.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the shield comprises two similar portions, respectively indicated by reference numerals 5 and 6, which may be connected by a narrow intermediate strip 7. Said portions preferably have all four corners rounded. The sheet preferably is cut or folded, as indicated at 8, 9, lo and 11, to permit it to conform closely to the shape of the head. The shield preferably is made from a thin The prevailing hat styles for women call for sheet of tough, hard-surfaced, glazed and flexible material, such as cellophane.

In the form illustrated in Fig. 2, the two portions of the strip are cut apart along the major part of their width, the out being deeper` on one 6o side than the other so that said portions readily may be torn apart by straight downward pull upon their ends.

The diagonally-arranged perforations 12 shown 'in Fig. 3 accomplish the same purpose.

In using the coiffure shield, it is placed upon the head in position to cover all parts of the hair that will be contacted by the head covering as it is donned. The hat then is pressed or pulled into place in the usual manner, after which the ends 7Bf n of the two portions 5 and 6 of the shield are grasped and pulled upon, preferably directly downward, until they are torn apart, and all of the shield is removed.

From the foregoing it will be understood that each shield is intended to be used only once. It is contemplated that they will be arranged in compact packages of twenty-live or more, so that 'they readily may be placed in a hand-bag, purse or compact.

I do not desire my invention to be construed as being limited to any specific shape or dimensions of the shield, or to any specific fabric, or, in fact, to any detail not specifically claimed.

Having described my invention what I claim is:

1. A removable coiffure shield comprising a sheet of thin flexible material adapted to be placed over a persons hair before head covering is donned, said sheet being of a length and width to cover the top and sides of the head, and being weakened intermediate its two ends for facilitating the tearing apart of said sheet to permit its removal` from underneath such head covering.

2. A removable coiffure shield comprising a sheet of thin pliable material having means, associated therewith to adapt it to conform to a persons head, said sheet being of length and width to cover the top and sides of the head, and having means intermediate its two ends for facilitating the separation of the two end portions thereof whereby to permit separate removal of the two end portions after a hat has been placed over said coiffure and shield.

3. A temporary head covering for protecting the hair against disarrangement during placing of a hat on the head, said covering comprising a sheet of thin, tough and smooth material of sufcient size to cover the top and sides of the head, said sheet being weakened at approximately its mid-section, whereby each of the two ends of the being pivotaliy severed at approximately its midsection said severance extending inward from opposite sides of the sheet unequal distances Whereby ease of severance is promoted, and separate removal of the two ends from beneath the placed hat may be accomplished.

GLADYS D. BURKE. 

